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SOFIE ROTERMAN





SOFIE ROTERMAN, Belgian Textile Designer and Artist who researches the boundaries of knitting and the space between art and design.

Sofie completed her bachelor of Installation Art at KASK School of Arts, Ghent in 2018. Her profound fascination with materiality and textiles motivated her to pursue a bachelor's degree in Textile Design, which she successfully earned in 2021. Subsequently, she embarked on a Master's program, giving her the opportunity to further develop and refine her distinctive style and expertise in knitting. Sofie was awarded the Horlait dapsens prize with her master project ‘Embodied Knits’ in 2023.


Pursuing her passion for knitting, Sofie now works as a freelance textile designer for art projects, while also working part-time as an R&D product developer at a Belgian knitting mill to further broaden her expertise in the industry.





Contact 

Let’s make your knitwear dreams come true

Email me for commissions, collaborations and artwork enquiries  
rotermansofie@gmail.com



Achievement


Winner of the HORLAIT-DAPSENS prize 2023 with her master project 
‘Embodied Knits’ which redefines traditional knitting through immersive sensory experiences.

Jury report (Dutch): Sofie Roterman breit en verleidt. Onder de titel Embodied Knits presenteert ze een collectie gebreide objecten, waarbij het materiaal de vorm dicteert en omschrijving daardoor moeilijk maakt. Stekelige wezens bestaande uit bezemfilamenten, ineengedraaide Möbiusachtige banden, zwiepende structuren die je eerder in de diepzee verwacht. Deze zinnenprikkelende creaties, elegant gepresenteerd op lage quasi-Japans aandoende sokkels, vormen een ware verzoeking voor de voorbijganger. Ze doen de handen kriebelen om ze te beproeven op veerkracht, uitrekking, gewicht of de mate waarin ze knisperen en knapperen. De jury looft verder de weldoordachte regie van het videowerk, dat het breiwerk op zinvolle wijze weet te complementeren.


Expositions



Upcomming

ROHO Genk, october 5-6 and october 12-13, 2024



Finalized

Embodied Knits, first solo exhibition, Scharpoord Experimental Art Space Knokke, February 2 - April 14, 2024

We Are The Next Generation, Wonder Kortrijk, October 19 - November 5, 2023

Golfbrekers, Group Expo, Industrie Museum Ghent, October 13, 2023

Woodcrafts & Textile Futures Fest, Verbeke Foundation, September 25, 2023

Graduation Show, KASK School of Arts Ghent, June 28 - July 2, 2023

Intertwined, Group Expo, Design Museum Ghent, June 23 - June 25, 2023

Design Fest Ghent, April 22 - May 1, 2022

Ontvouwd, Group Expo, Industrie Museum Ghent,  June 17 - June 20, 2021

Verklaring van ongeschiktheid, Group Expo, De zaal Ghent, June 14 - June 17, 2018



 

Education 



2021 - 2023     MA Textile Design, KASK & Conservatorium 

2018 - 2021      BA Textile Design, KASK & Conservatorium 

2015 - 2018      BA Fine Arts // Installation Art, KASK & Conservatorium  




Press



‘3D-printen’ met de nieuwe breimachines - TextielMuseum

Sofie Roterman: an ambitious woman embracing the textile field.

OpenStructures - Sofie Roterman

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